A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

Finding resources far from Earth is a well-known spaceflight limitation, but metal-harvesting microbes provide a way to tap ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

A new study led by researchers in Canada introduces a novel process for the extraction and separation of metals from spent alkaline batteries, offering a promising solution for efficient recycling of ...

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pH7 Technologies has secured C$850,000 to further develop its sustainable critical metals extraction technology. The cash infusion will come from BC’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, which was ...

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) and the RUSNANO Group, on behalf of the President of Russia, have begun implementing pilot projects for the remediation of previously disrupted deposits and ...

A variety of modern technologies, including permanent magnets that have been used in everything from earbuds to wind turbines, rely on rare earth elements. While the metals aren’t actually especially ...